Finally, the Supreme Court will act on Padilla

We'll see who the real "Constitutionalists" on the Supreme Court are Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wanted a U.S. appeals Court to just forget about the 3 1/2 years they've held Jose Padilla locked in a military prison, without charge and without an attorney, and let them now try Padilla in a civilian court. Jose Padilla is an American citizen, arrested on U.S. soil, and his rights under the 6th Amendment are very clear and trump any law or executive power maneuver by Bush or Alberto Gonzales to label some one an 'enemy combatant'. We will see which Supreme Court Justices follow the Constitution when they rule on whether the 6th Amendment pertains to all American citizens regardless of your alleged crime. Any bets on Scalia and Thomas voting for the government and against the Constitution?

Supreme Court asked to transfer Padilla The U.S. government on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to transfer American "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla from U.S. military custody to federal authorities in Florida -- one week after an appeals court refused a similar request. In a filing to the high court, Solicitor General Paul Clement asked for Padilla's release so he can stand trial on charges of being part of a support cell providing money and recruits for militants overseas. Padilla was indicted last month in Florida for conspiracy to murder and aiding terrorists abroad but the charges make no reference to accusations made by U.S. officials after his arrest in May 2002 that he plotted with al Qaeda to set off a radioactive "dirty bomb" in the United States. Last week, in a rebuke to the Bush administration, a U.S. appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, denied the Justice Department's request to approve his transfer from military to civilian custody.